Grants totaling more than a quarter of a million dollars will help communities across North Dakota diversify their economy, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven , R-N.D., said. Hoeven said the U.S. Economic Development Administration funneled grants totaling $310,000 to the state for economic diversification assistance . “These grants will help to develop and diversify the economies of communities across North Dakota,” said Hoeven. “This builds on our work to create good jobs for our people and ensure our state’s economy is healthy and strong now and into the future.” North Dakota’s economy grew last year faster than any other U.S. state in terms of real growth in gross domestic product. The U.S. Commerce Department said in a state-by-state review North Dakota can credit the extractive industries for a sizable portion […]